Wished Meaning in English

word · lemma: wish

US

/ˈwɪʃt/

wisht

UK

/wˈɪʃt/

wisht

التعريف

Past tense of 'wish'. It means wanted something to happen, wanted something to be different, or expressed a polite hope for someone.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Common patterns: 'wish + past simple' for present unreal situations ('I wish I had more time') and 'wish + would' for annoyance or desired change ('I wish it would stop'). 'Wish' is more formal and less likely than 'hope' for likely future events. It is also used in set phrases like 'wish you luck' and 'make a wish'.

• Spanish: deseó - pidió (un deseo)
• Portuguese (BR): desejou - fez um pedido
• Portuguese (PT): desejou - formulou um desejo
• Chinese (Simplified): 希望过 - 许了愿
• Chinese (Traditional): 希望過 - 許了願
• Hindi: चाहा - कामना की
• Arabic: تمنّى - عبّر عن رغبة
• Bengali: চেয়েছিলাম - আশা করেছিলাম - শুভকামনা জানিয়েছিলাম
• Russian: желал - хотел - пожелал
• Japanese: 望んだ - 願った
• Vietnamese: đã ước - đã mong muốn - đã chúc
• Korean: 바랐다 - 기원했다
• Turkish: diledi - istedi - temenni etti
• Urdu: خواہش کی - چاہا - دعا دی
• Indonesian: berharap - menginginkan - mengucapkan selamat

جمل نموذجية

I wished for a new bike on my birthday.

basic

She wished she was taller.

basic

He wished me good luck before the test.

basic

I wished I had said something at the meeting.

natural

We wished the rain would stop.

natural

Honestly, I wished him well and moved on.

natural